(November 1, 2011 at 8:36 am)lucent Wrote: words
Has it occurred to you that they might be referring to different serpents? Snakes are pretty common, after all.
How am I "Ignorantly denying everything"? This is not evidence. If I watch Pirates of the Caribbean, for example, it isn't ignorant to deny that the Black Pearl really exists and that its crew is cursed for stealing some ancient magic gold. It's just sensible.
Okay, so doubting a God you believe exists is fine, but not doubting him because you don't believe he exists (a condition which is much harder to remedy) you go to hell? Sounds good.
If God uses evil for the greater good, who are you to try to prevent evil? If his plan is beyond your comprehension, what possible reason could there be to interfere?
My knowledge of scripture is indeed lacking. That said, Revelation is pretty shaky and doesn't make any sense at the best of times. That only happens after Satan goes out and deceives pretty much everyone, then they all get devoured by fire from heaven. When did that happen?
